Princess Cristina of Spain is to become the first member of the royal family to stand trial after a court decided that she should face tax fraud charges. The high court in Majorca rejected a final appeal by the sister of King Felipe VI against two tax charges, but said that a charge of money

An archbishop in one of Spain’s poorest areas has been reported to the Pope after spending €1.5 million on luxury upgrades to his seminary, including a whirlpool bath, a spa, marble floors and walk-in wardrobes. A group of priests wrote to Renzo Fratini, the papal nuncio to Spain, about the

A far-left party led by a ponytailed university lecturer has revolutionised Spanish politics less than a year after being formed, amid rising discontent with the traditional two-party system. Anger over corruption scandals, high unemployment and the failure of an aloof political class to address

A Spanish company that runs spa days for girls as young as five has brought protests about the sexualisation and gender stereotyping of children. Princelandia offers massages, manicures, pedicures and hairdressing services, after which the children can take part in a catwalk show in front of their

Spain was yesterday forced to postpone a $10 billion part-privatisation of Aena, the state-owned airport operator, amid further doubts over the prospects for European recovery and limited appetite for a stock market listing. The sale of a 49 per cent stake in the world’s biggest airports operator

A retired British policeman drowned saving the life of his wife and granddaughter who had got into difficulty off a Spanish beach. David Walter, 67, and his wife Mel were on a two-year European tour in their camper van when they visited La Manga del Mar Menor, a resort popular with Britons, with

Salvador Dalí, who has long been snubbed in Catalonia because of his links with the former Spanish dictator General Franco, will finally be honoured in Barcelona after the city authorities said they would name a square after him. Twenty-five years after the artist’s death, the council has finally

Cricketers in Spain have been heavily fined amid allegations of police racism towards Asian expat players. One man was recently fined €1,125 (£885)for playing in a square in Barcelona. Officers ordered him to pay the on-the-spot fine and confiscated his bat and ball because they claimed their use

In a plot straight out of Downton Abbey, the illegitimate son of a Spanish landowner has won a €2 million inheritance in a landmark legal case that illustrates the country’s democratic development. Esteban Marchena García, 59, a waiter, was awarded the inheritance from the estate of his late

Mango, the Spanish fashion retailer, has apologised for a blouse that critics in Germany claim contains a motif similar to the lightning flash of the Nazi SS. The white blouse contains a single black lightning bolt that some say resembles the “siegrune” or victory symbol insignia on SS uniforms in